Refrigerator-car.



PATBNTED SEPT. 25,. 1906.

E. I. DODDS.

REFRIGBRATOR UAR.

APPLIGATION FILED JULYS,1905.

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T0 all whom -it may con PHL -, neen Spee* cation of Application Be it known that l Erni-is Bonne e.

citizen of the United States,

man, count)r of Cook, en

residing r-.t )nib d Siete oi' illinois,

those skilled in the nrt to which this invention. pertains.

l beve shown one emb Odine't of my in vention in the cer illustrated en the siccompsnying drawings, which forni e bert oi tin specification, sind on Which-m Fgure l represents ef trensverse section e cer constructed according to my inven end Fig. 2 is e. horizentsl 'ii/ell or" the eer on the line V Referring rto the drawings, i represen the chennel centersills ol the cer, sence apart-by the shri- Achenn extends `below the lower fl ti section of side el-section 2, vriii'cl enges of the sills, slidl to this extension is riveted the medie-benin 3, secured. to the side sills .ii by of the engle-plates d is riveted to the side sill et its uppeiler f end acts as e compression end strengthening At the lower edge of each si@y riveted ay similar lsingle-ber Y, ifliicli erts es` member.

e. tension member. The fastened to the center sill engl eros -besrers end to the iloer-beems l0 are secu fienes of the cross-bearers bv env sui" ewpletes 9,. which ere riveted 4. The enfile-bnr sin cross-bearers 53 s by n of seth te i' center sills. red to the hippe. .-lc

Ineens, such es bolts or screws, end door il is leid above these 'loonbeenis end nailed or otherwise Secured in place. The side stakes 12, which are ine-de froni lil-beams by cutting the Webs on e biss, ere riveted to the ends ot' the cross-beerers,

the letter beingl secured to the outstanding web of the side stake. The flanges of the side stakes ere riveted to the side sills, es is shown on the drewings.

The longitudinal angle-bars cross englebers 14 hold the side stakes in place. 'ports the roof 16, which is en?" approved manner.

i3 end the the uper ends oiE The cer ine l5 supfastened there in The longitudinal' iiltd July 5, l

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nummern -s el il letters Patent.

Q65. Serial No. Z.

Patented Elephti, 15.506.

nailing-strips 17 :ire sec .red to the vside g5 stakes by ineens of bolts 19 or similar appliences, the side stakes fitting in recesses in the .nailing-strips, as is shown in Fie. 2, end erich nailing-strip being also provided Witl: en); desired number ci' ventileting-holes lrl, The in ner and outer sheathing ZO und 21 of tl e enr is nailed to these strips, leaving stir-spaces between them, the various eirespaceevheving eonimunicetion with eac-h other through the perloretionsin the nailing-strips. Tlicbeein 2.? et the upper edge of the cer comprises ineens for securing'tlie upper ends of the out-- side brmrds 2l end is else :t support ior the roet.

The single-ber 6 is provided With-lpei'ioiey. tiens Z323, which permit coxnmunicetion between the outer sir sind inner sir chernbeis, end by this construction of 'Ventilating ineens the moisture, which Will tend to eolleet in the :iii-chambers between the inner f5 and outer Walls of the cer, may be dissipated. Thisventilation Ineens also obvietes the colm lection of disagreeable odors in the Wells of .the cer.

' Many mere niechenicel changes nie-y be t@ nis de in such e cer end yet the construction ould fell within the scope of my invention es defined in the appended claims.

This patenty intended to embrace only so much of the disclosure Inede lierein'es is cov- 85 ere Yl by tlie claims.

l. in ezreilrigeretor-cer, the combination ot' neilinvl-strips having Ventilating-holes E there tln'eilgh, end inner end cuter sheathing 9o secured td seid neiling-strips, substantially es described.

2. In e. refrigerutoncer, the combinstion et side stakes, nailing-strips fastened thereto having ventiletingdioles therethrough, and 95 inner end outer sheetliing secured to seid uridine-strips, substantially is described.

3. vfn n refrigeretor-ca1', the combination ot e side sill having e flange with'oneor more ventiletting-perforation@ side stakes, p rfo- 1r reted neiling-strips secured to seid stal es, and inne-r end outer sheething fastened tossici nsiling-strips, substantially es described.

el. ln e refrigerator-cer, the combinetien oi side sill, en angle-ber estened to seid 105, side sill, onerflenge of said enrflebsr having one or `more 'ventilsting-perlbretions, side stakes, Aperformed nailing-strips secured to said stakes, and inner and outer sheathing.` fastened to said nailing-strips, substantially as described.

5. 'In :i refrigerator-car, the combination 5 of a. side sill, an angle-bar, one of Whose fianges has one o1' more Ventilating-perfomtions, riveted to said sill, one or more side stakes, one or more perforated nailing-strips y secured to the said side stakes, said stakes fitting in eeesses in the nailing-strips, and 1o inner andouter sheathing nailed'to said strips, substantially as described.

ETI-IAN I. DDDS.

Witnesses: y

SAMUEL N, POND,

FREDERICK C. GOODWIN. 

